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Politics & Policy

Thirteen children from seven nations took the Oath of Allegience to become U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony at the Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia on July 4, 2018. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Immigration
Pennsylvania

Could Pennsylvania’s 43K new citizens make the difference in 2020 election?

Naturalized citizens have been adding to the voter rolls in swing states since the last election cycle. Could they make a difference in Pennsylvania for 2020?

7 years ago

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Critics of a measure that would allow municipalities to require developers to pay for mass transit improvements say it could stifle development where growth is most needed and negatively affect affordable housing costs. (Chicago Transit Authority via Flickr)
New Jersey
Transportation
NJ Spotlight

Developers could have to foot the bill for mass transit upgrades

Measure aligns with state policies to steer new developments to areas with existing infrastructure

7 years ago

17-year-old Jack DiPrimio went to Harrisburg to file his delegate petitions in person, even though it's not required COURTESY JACK DIPRIMIO
Elections
Billy Penn

So you wanna be a delegate: Newbies get political for a trip to the DNC

“He saw the campaign logo and pulled out an AR-15,” said one young hopeful about his experience campaigning in New Hampshire.

7 years ago

President Trump has congratulated Attorney General William Barr for
NPR
Law
National

1,100 former DOJ employees call on Barr to resign after intervening in Stone Case

1,100 former Department of Justice officials are calling on Attorney General Barr to resign after his department lowered the prison sentence recommendation for Roger Stone.

7 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, greets supporters at a campaign event in Columbia, S.C. (Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)
Elections
Immigration
National

For first time, Biden calls Obama deportations ‘big mistake’

Going further than he ever has in expressing regret over Obama administration immigration policy, presidential candidate Joe Biden called it a “big mistake.”

7 years ago

Grass and shrubs take over the closed Fort Brown Memorial Golf Course in Brownsville, Texas. The course was original built by the University of Texas system but the facilities are on the south side of the border wall. (Verónica G. Cárdenas for NPR)
NPR
Immigration
National

Between President Trump’s border wall and the Rio Grande lies a ‘no man’s land’

7 years ago

The Trump Store in Bensalem saw large crowds of shoppers on Presidents Day Weekend. (Becca Haydu for WHYY)
Business
Elections
Pennsylvania

Visiting Bucks County’s new ‘Trump Store’ on Presidents Day Weekend

The Bensalem shop’s owner says people in Bucks County are feeling more comfortable talking about their support of the president.

7 years ago

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Pennsylvania
Race & Ethnicity
Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania is spending $4 million to ensure hard-to-reach groups are counted in the 2020 census

Pennsylvania is buying ads and preparing to award grants to nonprofit organizations, grassroots groups, to ensure every resident is counted in the 2020 census.

7 years ago

The latest policy change to the Senior Freeze program would allow senior citizens to maintain eligibility for their rebate checks if they move to a new home — instead of their having to wait at least two full tax years to requalify. (http://401kcalculator.org/Flickr)
Aging
New Jersey
Taxes
NJ Spotlight

Changing Senior Freeze program so those who move aren’t penalized

Bipartisan bill would ensure those who move to a more affordable home would still qualify for property-tax relief

7 years ago

Karina Shumate, 21, a college student, filled out a voter registration form in Richardson, Texas on Jan. 18. One big registration effort this year has drawn controversy among elections officials. (LM Otero/AP)
NPR
Elections

A big vote registration push reaches millions — but divides elections officials

A nonprofit group wants to see more unmarried women, young people and people of color on the nation's voter rolls, so it recently sent 9 Million letters urging registration.

7 years ago

Utah Gov. Gary Herbert signs bill honoring the state's pioneering women suffragists on Wednesday. He's surrounded by state senators and representatives, and his wife, who are all wearing the yellow rose symbolizing suffrage. (Utah Governor's Office)
NPR
Gender
History

Power of the past: Retelling Utah’s suffragette history to empower modern women

Women in Utah became the first in America to vote under an equal suffrage law in 1870. The state is celebrating — but that means it's confronting its history of polygamy, too.

7 years ago

A pedestrian walks by the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Friday, June 28, 2019.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Taxes
Spotlight PA

Millions of dollars in Pa. tax credits may not be paying off for taxpayers

Proponents say tax credit programs are needed to spur investment or tackle problems that, without financial help, might never get addressed.

7 years ago

 U.S. Marines stand guard during the change of command ceremony at Shorab military camp in Afghanistan's Helmand province in January 2018. (Massoud Hossaini/AP Photo)
NPR
International
Military

U.S. reaches ‘reduction in violence’ deal with Taliban in Afghanistan

The step is meant to serve as an initial confidence-building measure and would last for seven days. A peace deal could be signed in the coming weeks.

7 years ago

A coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun.
Energy
Environment

Wolf’s cap-and-trade proposal takes a step forward

The Department of Environmental Protection is acting on the governor's executive order, which Republicans are challenging.

7 years ago

Man injects insulin
Health Care
Medicine
New Jersey

N.J. considers capping monthly insulin prices at $50 for patients

Lawmakers in the state Assembly are considering a bill that would cap what insurers can charge for insulin at $50 for a monthly supply.

7 years ago

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